Since her James Beard Award-winning first book, Sunday Suppers at Lucques,
Suzanne Goin and her Los Angeles empire of restaurants have blossomed and
she has been lauded as one of the best chefs in the country. Now, she is
bringing us the recipes from her sophomore restaurant, A.O.C., turning the
small-plate, shared-style dishes that she made so famous into main courses
for the home chef.

But The A.O.C. Cookbook is much more than just a collection of recipes.
Because Goin is a born teacher with a gift for pairing seasonal flavors,
this book is full of wonderful, eye-opening information about the ingredients
that she holds dear. She takes the time to talk you through each one of her
culinary decisions, explaining her palate and how she gets the deeply developed flavor profiles, which make even the simplest dishes sing. More than anything,
Goin wants you to understand her techniques so you enjoy yourself in the kitchen
and have no problem achieving restaurant-quality results right at home.